While it is almost universally Chasiddisher minyonim where the congregation read the Haftora rather than listening to the oleh/baal koreh, it's worth noting that the Chazon Ish paskens that one is only yotzei Haftora through Shomei'ah Ke'Oneh when the Haftora is leyned from a Klaf, but when there is only a chumash or nach to read from, it is necessary for individuals to read it themselves.<div>
<br></div><div>I hope that a lucid response sent at this hour on Shushan Purim does not elicit suspicion that the Mitzvos Hayom were not fulfilled to a suitable degree.</div><div><br></div><div>ADE<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Prof. Levine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:llevine@stevens.edu">llevine@stevens.edu</a>></span> wrote:she expressed her surprise that they did not read the Haftorah out loud. She asked me why, and I could not give her a reason. I asked some people who daven in this Shtiebel what the reason is for not reading the Haftorah out loud, and no one seemed to know.<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Can anyone enlighten me so I can enlighten my wife?<br>
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Yitzchok Levine </blockquote></div></div>